“Dido & Aeneas” is a Baroque-era opera performed by live musicians, opera singers and members of the Fishers Community Chorus. It is a re-telling of Virgil’s Aeneid with all its romance and treachery. The show is family friendly.

Country singer Kellie Pickler will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

Kellie Pickler, the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Kellie Pickler gained attention at age 19 as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol,” when she finished sixth. Since then, she has released four critically albums, including “100 Proof,” one of Rolling Stone’s best country albums of 2012. She co-hosts the daytime talk show “Pickler & Ben” with journalist Ben Aaron.